What is the difference between United Kingdom and Great Britain? - GoFuckYourself.com

GoodGuy · 07-02-2005, 05:19 PM

Some of the internet traffic comes from .UK and some traffic comes from .GB according to counters. So what is the difference?

cargawar · 07-02-2005, 05:24 PM

I believe Great Britain only covers the main island and The UK also includes the smaller islands like Guernsey and Jernsey...

AlexShark · 07-02-2005, 05:25 PM

and Northern Ireland I guess..

hilly · 07-02-2005, 05:27 PM

There is no difference. UK and Great Britain are both the same.
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 05:27 PM

Great Britain = England, Scotland, and Wales

UK = England, Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland

J B · 07-02-2005, 05:28 PM

I doubt the traffic is actually coming from .gb. The .gb tld hasn't been used for quite some time.

alexg · 07-02-2005, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Great Britain = England, Scotland, and Wales

UK = England, Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland

what about the republic of ireland?

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by alexg

what about the republic of ireland?

What about it?

hilly · 07-02-2005, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by alexg

what about the republic of ireland?

The Republic of Ireland is an independant country, and not part of the UK.

cargawar · 07-02-2005, 05:43 PM

so, what about the smaller islands like Guernsey and some of the old colonies?

FetishTom · 07-02-2005, 05:47 PM

There is no difference - UK and GB are interchangeable and refer to the same geographic area

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cargawar

so, what about the smaller islands like Guernsey and some of the old colonies?

They have their own TLDs

hilly · 07-02-2005, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cargawar

so, what about the smaller islands like Guernsey and some of the old colonies?

Gurensey, Jersey and other small Islands in the English Channel are part of the UK. The Channel Isles.
Dont know if we have colonies any more. Great Britain used to rule half the world.

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hilly

Gurensey, Jersey and other small Islands in the English Channel are part of the UK

You sure about that?

thaifan99 · 07-02-2005, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Great Britain = England, Scotland, and Wales

UK = England, Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland

This is the correct answer..........

On our passports it says United Kingdon of Great Britain & N.Ireland

BlueDesignStudios · 07-02-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Great Britain = England, Scotland, and Wales

UK = England, Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland

Thanks, I have always wanted to clarify this

hilly · 07-02-2005, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

You sure about that?

Yes man.
I've lived here all my life

pornguy · 07-02-2005, 06:34 PM

I had no idea that it was divided that way.

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by hilly

Yes man.
I've lived here all my life

So you're sure that Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man are part of the UK?

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hilly

Yes man.
I've lived here all my life

Assuming you're correct, and Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man are part of the UK, then can you explain why they are not part of the European Union?

hilly · 07-02-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Assuming you're correct, and Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man are part of the UK, then can you explain why they are not part of the European Union?

Yeah they are man.
They are part of the British Isles, and are part of the European Union.

taibo · 07-02-2005, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Great Britain = England, Scotland, and Wales

UK = England, Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hilly

Yeah they are man.
They are part of the British Isles, and are part of the European Union.

Some people seem to disagree with you

"The Channel Islands have a special relationship with the UK They are not part of the UK"
http://www.immigration.gov.je/europe5.asp

Q Is the Isle of Man Part of the United Kingdom?
A No, the Isle of Man is an ancient Kingdom and has never been part of the United Kingdom.
http://www.gov.im/infocentre/faqs/im...tionalfaqs.xml

Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom
http://www.jerseylegalinfo.je/Public...g_article.aspx

BRISK · 07-02-2005, 07:10 PM

Jersey is not part of the European Union
http://www.volaw.com/pg350.htm

Guernsey is not part of the EU
http://www.opta.guernsey.net/gue_1.html

The Isle of Man is not part of the European Union
http://www.isle-of-man.com/generalin...on&legal.shtml

hilly · 07-02-2005, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Some people seem to disagree with you

"The Channel Islands have a special relationship with the UK They are not part of the UK"
http://www.immigration.gov.je/europe5.asp

Q Is the Isle of Man Part of the United Kingdom?
A No, the Isle of Man is an ancient Kingdom and has never been part of the United Kingdom.
http://www.gov.im/infocentre/faqs/im...tionalfaqs.xml

Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom
http://www.jerseylegalinfo.je/Public...g_article.aspx

Well you have obviously done your homework, and know more than me!

nu cipher · 07-02-2005, 08:44 PM

What do English people call an English Muffin? ..A Muffin?

alexg · 07-03-2005, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by hilly

The Republic of Ireland is an independant country, and not part of the UK.

ok, i didn't know that...

Antonio · 07-03-2005, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nu cipher

What do English people call an English Muffin? ..A Muffin?

What do the French people call the French fries? Fries?

Michael O · 07-03-2005, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

What do the French people call the French fries? Fries?

Pommes frites.

Gunni · 07-03-2005, 03:35 AM

What about the Falklands and Gibraltar?
Are they not part of the UK?
... but not GB ;)

Martina Warren · 07-03-2005, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by nu cipher

What do English people call an English Muffin? ..A Muffin?

A crumpet

ssp · 07-03-2005, 03:50 AM

Here's what Wikipedia says about Great Britain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

This thread reminds me about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands.

Damian_Maxcash · 07-03-2005, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ssp

Here's what Wikipedia says about Great Britain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

This thread reminds me about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands.

Or the infamous "What is/isnt an asian" thread

zentz · 07-03-2005, 04:36 AM

educational thread indeed

Gunni · 07-03-2005, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by damian2001

Or the infamous "What is/isnt an asian" thread

yeah, where some people claimed only orientals were asian

2Pac · 07-03-2005, 06:47 AM

How are hot dogs made ?

Lee · 07-03-2005, 08:11 AM

My take on this if my memory serves me correctly...

Great Britain is the main island (england, Scotland, Wales).

United Kingdom is the above with Northern Ireland.

British Isles incorporates the Channel Islands & Isle of Man who have semi autonomous governments and their own laws.

Gibraltar & Falklands are British dependencies/territories, theres also a few Caribbean islands that still fall under this as well.

The commonwealth is now rather archaic and more ceremonial but includes a lot of the former territories.

Quotealex · 07-03-2005, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Keyser Soze

Pommes frites.

It's not "patates frites"!

lopez · 07-03-2005, 10:47 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gb

alec · 07-03-2005, 07:30 PM

I prefer United Kingdom instead, coz it speaks for the entire country.

Webby · 07-04-2005, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by zentz

educational thread indeed

I know ya ain't being cynical zentz

Neither am I... it's kinda sad

nico-t · 07-04-2005, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BRISK

Great Britain = England, Scotland, and Wales

UK = England, Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland

i never really knew this thanks

Drake · 07-04-2005, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by martina

A crumpet

Crumpet has a nice ring to it... I like it

chodadog · 07-04-2005, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by alexg

what about the republic of ireland?

Them's fightin' words.

.ie by the way.

jayeff · 07-04-2005, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by martina

A crumpet

Cute, but wrong...

An "english" muffin becomes simply a muffin, and a crumpet is something else entirely.

Breakfast is one of the trickiest meals of the day in terms of food being renamed. What americans call biscuits, brits call scones (and usually have them with afternoon tea, not breakfast). BTW British biscuits are what americans call cookies and there, cookies usually only refers to big, US-recipe cookies. Pancakes in the UK are thin, like French crepes, while over there, what Americans call pancakes are (Scottish) griddle or drop scones and usually made smaller, say 2 to 4 inches across. Neither pancake variation is likely to appear with breakfast, in fact you aren't likely to find US-style pancakes in any restaurant except maybe an American chain.

Even the simple doughnut can lead to confusion. If you want an american-style doughnut, you need to hunt down a Dunkin Doughnuts or similar. Most British doughnuts are made with yeast dough (instead of cake dough), deep fried, and then either coated in regular sugar and filled with jam, or coated in confectioner sugars and filled with jam and cream (real or artificial). You are also more likely to find them in bakeries or cake shops than on a breakfast menu anywhere.

VeriSexy · 07-04-2005, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by J B

I doubt the traffic is actually coming from .gb. The .gb tld hasn't been used for quite some time.

I get quite a few sales from GB

07-02-2005, 05:19 PM	#1
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cargawar Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 21	I believe Great Britain only covers the main island and The UK also includes the smaller islands like Guernsey and Jernsey... __________________ www.moetenwenietwillen.nl

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hilly Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 867	There is no difference. UK and Great Britain are both the same. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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cargawar Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 21	so, what about the smaller islands like Guernsey and some of the old colonies? __________________ www.moetenwenietwillen.nl

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BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	Jersey is not part of the European Union http://www.volaw.com/pg350.htm Guernsey is not part of the EU http://www.opta.guernsey.net/gue_1.html The Isle of Man is not part of the European Union http://www.isle-of-man.com/generalin...on&legal.shtml __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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ssp Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,990	Here's what Wikipedia says about Great Britain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain This thread reminds me about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands.

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2Pac Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 110	How are hot dogs made ?

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Lee Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kernow Posts: 2,977	My take on this if my memory serves me correctly... Great Britain is the main island (england, Scotland, Wales). United Kingdom is the above with Northern Ireland. British Isles incorporates the Channel Islands & Isle of Man who have semi autonomous governments and their own laws. Gibraltar & Falklands are British dependencies/territories, theres also a few Caribbean islands that still fall under this as well. The commonwealth is now rather archaic and more ceremonial but includes a lot of the former territories.

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lopez Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 299	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gb

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alec Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,877	I prefer United Kingdom instead, coz it speaks for the entire country. __________________